A review by joshniesse
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

An absolutely epic synthesis of an emerging consensus on mind/body research and it’s implications for public health. Mate is already a well respected doctor specializing in addiction treatment (see his bestseller In The Realm of a Hungry Ghosts). The impacts of trauma (both major and minor), especially during childhood, cannot be overstated, and we are only beginning to become a “trauma literate” 

society. A must read title for anyone interested in building a better, more humane world, and especially for anyone working in a heathcare or childhood education related field.